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Discrete derivatives and symmetries of difference equations

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems 2009-10-31 v1 Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems

Abstract

We show on the example of the discrete heat equation that for any given discrete derivative we can construct a nontrivial Leibniz rule suitable to find the symmetries of discrete equations. In this way we obtain a symmetry Lie algebra, defined in terms of shift operators, isomorphic to that of the continuous heat equation.

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@article{arxiv.nlin/0010044,
  title  = {Discrete derivatives and symmetries of difference equations},
  author = {D. Levi and J. Negro and M. A. del Olmo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nlin/0010044},
  year   = {2009}
}

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